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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Production diversification, dietary diversity and consumption seasonality: panel data evidence from Nigeria

Authors: Habtamu Yesigat Ayenew, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Lena Schickramm, Getachew Abate-Kassa, Johannes Sauer

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Despite some improvements towards reducing hunger, malnutrition remains to be a crucial challenge in the developing world. The objective of this paper is to analyze the interplay between production diversity and dietary diversity across different seasons in rural Nigeria. The paper also investigates the relationship across different income quantiles.

Method

The study uses the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) dataset of the World Bank. We use two rounds of survey data (2010 and 2012) from Nigeria. Data were collected in two visits: at post-planting (from September to November), and at post-harvesting (from February to April). We analyze the relationship between production diversity and dietary diversity using different panel data regression tools.

Result

In post-harvest season, an increase in farm production diversification is associated with an increase with dietary diversity. On the other hand, production diversification does not have a significant contribution to the dietary diversity at post-planting. The analysis reveals that production diversification leads to better diet diversity for households in the second and third income quantiles.

Conclusion

Seasonal variation on the contribution of production diversification on dietary diversity in rural Nigeria calls for the role of seasonally targeted policies. A higher propensity of households in the poorest quantile for malnutrition irrespective of the season suggests the need for targeted and continuous public health and nutrition interventions.
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Metadata
Title
Production diversification, dietary diversity and consumption seasonality: panel data evidence from Nigeria
Authors
Habtamu Yesigat Ayenew
Sibhatu Biadgilign
Lena Schickramm
Getachew Abate-Kassa
Johannes Sauer
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5887-6

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